“I don’t think it will have much of an impact,” he said adding that this state of emergency was in relation to a local event. “It’s seen more as keeping the country under control to facilitate normal life,” he said. Travel Agents Association President Trevor Rajaratnam told Times Online that the impact of the scheduled state of emergency is likely to have some impact but not significantly. Emergency rule was enforced to prevent ethic clashes in the town of Tendeniya from spreading to other areas. At least two people have died in the unrest sparked by an argument between a lorry driver and some youth.

Source: Sunday Times March 06, 2018 09:11 UTC